Baseball draft of amateur players by Major League Baseball
1998 Major League Baseball draft Date(s) June 2–3, 1998 First selection Pat Burrell Philadelphia Phillies
The 1998 First-Year Player Draft , Major League Baseball 's annual amateur draft of high school and college baseball players, was held on June 2 and 3, 1998. A total of 1445 players were drafted over the course of 50 rounds.
First round selections [ ]
Pick
Player
Team
Position
School
1
Pat Burrell
Philadelphia Phillies
1B
University Of Miami
2
Mark Mulder
Oakland Athletics
P
Michigan State University
3
Corey Patterson
Chicago Cubs
OF
Harrison HS (Kennesaw, GA)
4
Jeff Austin
Kansas City Royals
P
Stanford University
5
J. D. Drew
St. Louis Cardinals
OF
Florida State University
6
Ryan Mills
Minnesota Twins
P
Arizona State University
7
Austin Kearns
Cincinnati Reds
OF
Lafayette HS (Lexington, KY)
8
Felipe López
Toronto Blue Jays
3B
Lake Brantley HS (Altamonte Springs, FL)
9
Sean Burroughs
San Diego Padres
3B
Woodrow Wilson Classical HS (Long Beach, CA)
10
Carlos Peña
Texas Rangers
1B
Northeastern University
11
Montreal Expos
SS
Malvern Prep (Malvern, PA)
12
Adam Everett
Boston Red Sox
SS
University of South Carolina
13
Milwaukee Brewers
P
Toms River HS North (Toms River, NJ)
14
Jeff Weaver
Detroit Tigers
P
Fresno State University
15
Pittsburgh Pirates
1B
Vanderbilt University
16
Kip Wells
Chicago White Sox
P
Baylor University
17
Brad Lidge
Houston Astros [Compensation 1] P
University of Notre Dame
18
Seth Etherton
Anaheim Angels
P
University of Southern California
19
Tony Torcato
San Francisco Giants [Compensation 2] OF
Woodland HS (Woodland, CA)
20
CC Sabathia
Cleveland Indians
P
Vallejo HS (Vallejo, CA)
21
Jason Tyner
New York Mets
OF
Texas A&M University
22
Matt Thornton
Seattle Mariners
P
Grand Valley State University
23
Bubba Crosby
Los Angeles Dodgers
OF
Rice University
24
New York Yankees
OF
Richmond HS (Richmond, IN)
25
Nate Bump
San Francisco Giants
P
Penn State University
26
Baltimore Orioles
OF
Sprayberry HS (Sprayberry, GA)
27
Chip Ambres
Florida Marlins
OF
West Brook HS (Beaumont, TX)
28
Matt Roney
Colorado Rockies [Compensation 3] P
Edmond North HS (Edmond, OK)
29
San Francisco Giants [Compensation 4] OF
Forest Hill Community HS (West Palm Beach, FL)
30
Kansas City Royals [Compensation 5] P
Virginia Commonwealth University
Supplemental first round selections [ ] Compensation Picks [ ]
^ Pick from Colorado Rockies as compensation for signing of free agent Darryl Kile
^ Pick from Houston Astros as compensation for signing of free agent Doug Henry
^ Pick from Atlanta Braves as compensation for signing of free agent Andres Galarraga
^ Pick from Tampa Bay Devil Rays as compensation for signing of free agent Roberto Hernández
^ Pick from Arizona Diamondbacks as compensation for signing of free agent Jay Bell
^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Jay Bell
^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Dennis Eckersley
^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Darrin Fletcher
^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Willie Blair
^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Dave Martinez
^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Andres Galarraga
^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Darryl Kile
^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Roberto Hernández
^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Randy Myers
^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Walt Weiss
^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Wilson Álvarez
^ Supplemental pick for failure to sign 1997 No. 1 pick J. D. Drew
^ Supplemental pick for failure to sign 1997 No. 1 pick Tyrell Godwin
Other notable players [ ] Gerald Laird , 2nd round, 45th overall by the Oakland Athletics Adam Dunn , 2nd round, 50th overall by the Cincinnati Reds Matt Belisle , 2nd round, 52nd overall by the Atlanta Braves Brandon Inge , 2nd round, 57th overall by the Detroit Tigers Jody Gerut , 2nd round, 71st overall by the Colorado Rockies Barry Zito , 3rd round, 83rd overall by the Texas Rangers , but did not signMike Maroth , 3rd round, 85th overall by the Boston Red Sox Josh Fogg , 3rd round, 89th overall by the Chicago White Sox Jason Michaels , 4th round, 104th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies Eddy Furniss , 4th round, 118th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates Javier López , 4th round, 133rd overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks Scott Proctor , 5th round, 156th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers Ryan Vogelsong , 5th round, 158th overall by the San Francisco Giants Aubrey Huff , 5th round, 162nd overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays Bill Hall , 6th round, 176th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers Matt Holliday , 7th round, 210th overall by the Colorado Rockies John Buck , 7th round, 212th overall by the Houston Astros David Ross , 7th round, 216th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers Eric Byrnes , 8th round, 225th overall by the Oakland Athletics Will Ohman , 8th round, 226th overall by the Chicago Cubs Andrew Good , 8th round, 251st by the Arizona Diamondbacks Joe Kennedy , 8th round, 252nd overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays Ryan Madson , 9th round, 254th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies Jack Wilson , 9th round, 258th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals Mark Teixeira , 9th round, 265th overall by the Boston Red Sox , but did not signMorgan Ensberg , 9th round, 272nd overall by the Houston Astros Juan Pierre , 13th round, 390th overall by the Colorado Rockies Jay Gibbons , 14th round, 411th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays Eric Hinske , 17th round, 496th overall by the Chicago Cubs J. J. Putz , 17th round, 499th overall by the Minnesota Twins , but did not signB. J. Ryan , 17th round, 500th overall by the Cincinnati Reds Brian Lawrence , 17th round, 502nd overall by the San Diego Padres Ty Wigginton , 17th round, 514th overall by the New York Mets Mike MacDougal , 17th round, 519th overall by the Baltimore Orioles , but did not signJoe Beimel , 18th round, 538th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates Adam LaRoche , 18th round, 550th overall by the Florida Marlins , but did not signCliff Lee , 20th round, 609th overall by the Baltimore Orioles , but did not signNick Punto , 21st round, 614th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies Bobby Crosby , 34th round, 1021st overall by the Anaheim Angels , but did not signMark Buehrle , 38th round, 1139th overall by the Chicago White Sox Todd Coffey , 41st round, 1220th overall by the Cincinnati Reds Nyjer Morgan , 42nd round, 1260th overall by the Colorado Rockies , but did not signMike Jacobs , 48th round, 1413th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays , but did not signNFL players drafted [ ] Chad Hutchinson , 2nd round, 48th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals Drew Henson , 3rd round, 97th overall by the New York Yankees Earnest Graham , 43rd round, 1273rd overall by the Philadelphia Phillies , but did not signSee also [ ] Major League Baseball Major League Baseball Draft List of MLB first overall draft choices Rule 5 Draft External links [ ]
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